With services like Skype, Hangouts, and even Duo, people can easily communicate with each other all across the world without the expensive fees that internationally calling can easily incur. Still, if you have the need to contact people with plain old phones, Verizon is making it slightly easier to do so.

The carrier's new Unlimited Together plan, which costs $15/month on top of your existing Verizon plan, offers unlimited minutes when calling to select countries. The service covers unlimited minutes to landlines in 70+ countries, mobile phones in 30+ countries, and discounted calling rates for the rest.

For $15/month, it would be nice for Verizon to throw in unlimited or discounted texting, but that's US carriers for you. For a list of compatible regions, check Verizon's international site.

Press Release

NEW YORK– Calling loved ones abroad just got easier on the next gen network.

Whether you have family in Brazil or friends in the United Kingdom, Verizon has you covered with Unlimited TogetherSM – World, a new international plan that gives customers unlimited* minutes to landline phones in over 70 countries and mobile phones in nearly 40 countries and discounted calling to 160+ countries worldwide -- all for just $15 per month.

“Talking with family and friends abroad should not be limited by distance or a cut-rate network,” said Rob Miller, vice president of marketing for Verizon. “With the introduction of Unlimited TogetherSM, it is easier and more affordable than ever for our customers to call their loved ones and talk as long as they want.”

Comments

thebum232323

F that, bring back unlimited data!

lomsha

Verizon says you don't need it!

David Scriven

I agree, if I didn't have phones to pay off I would be going to T mobile , they have unlimited data, I don't have Wi-Fi so Verizon is milking me dry with my plan, we are paying for 24 gigs but I'm disabled and sit at home all day and when I'm done with my house work I go straight on my games, or browse on facebook, my wife works but on lunch or breaks she enjoys playing slots, about a week before we get new gigs we have to stay off the phones as far as Facebook and gaming goes.. The last week really sucks for me, I can't afford to increase my gigabytes anymore..I've been with Verizon for over 16 years now and once I'm done with the payments for our devices, I'll be kissing Verizon goodbye..

Charlie Walker

LMFAO sorry but what you post reminds me of the movie WALL-E People have become so sedentary of mind and body with their data sucking apps, social networks and mindless movies while stuffing there faces with processed foods. What we don't see behind the scenes is the vast data network of supercomputers that need massive amounts of fossil fuels to keep powered up and cooled down. The more data you consume the more demands on natural resources. Get out and live.

Ryan Huang

Regardless whether you use or not, those machines are still running anyway. More data centers are using renewables. Like Norway or Iceland.

Unlimited yes but unlimited high speed no they throttle account after a certain amount, and the ones that dio offer a unlimited at one soured are slow to begin with. I could be wrong- for they're changing ask the time, just check the fine print in your contract.

T4rd

"Verizon announces $15/Month Unlimited...... Minutes"

Well fiddlesticks!

Ryan J

I should have read a little further when I saw Verizon and unlimited in the same sentence. I got really excited until 4 words later

TechGuy22

why not include all these fucking data plan into the main plan. just idk, instead of 70 a month, make it 85 a month and also who talks on the phone anymore ???
smh

My name is….

>and also who talks on the phone anymore ?

LMFAO

JG

I talk on my phone all the time!

"Hey Google, call me an uber please"

davidofmidnight

But according to Verizon logic nobody needs unlimited anything.

El_Big_CHRIS

i keep seeing that same stupid ad too, every time im like yeah people dont go over 2 gb BECAUSE everyone only offers 2 gb and charges up the ass for overages. Whatever, i have my unlimited still

Tony

Probably not, but the current $10 a gigabyte is utter bull****!

Daniel Marcus

In the last week and a half, I have visited 3 countries in Europe. I have had to make a few calls to the united states. I have used a ton of 2G-speed data to navigate, call via hangouts, translate, research, and lots of text messages. I estimate that comes to about $6 ($0.20/minute calls, the rest is free). I think I'll stick with T-Mobile on this one.

Tim Vondrell

Hate Verizon sooooo much

Nikkislayer7

Verizon already includes international texting in their More Everything and The New Verizon Plans.

aerix88

Unlimited global messaging is already included with the New Verizon Plan.

dre

All Verizon plans actually include unlimited texting to any country while in the u.s.

D’Artagnan the Deplorable

That word. They keep using it; but, I do not think it means what they think it means.
My name is BBQ McNugget.
You ate my father for lunch.
Prepare to DIET!

Tony

STOP. SAYING. THAT!

Frawlz

Data is where it's at and T-Mobile has unlimited international data included in their plan. Why pay more for... minutes?